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Gr 3–7—Messner continues her "History Smashers" nonfiction series with this eighth installment about the infamous Christopher Columbus and his encounters with the Taínos, one of the Indigenous groups that lived in the Caribbean for thousands of years before 1492. Coauthored by Taíno scholar Barreiro, this volume thoroughly bursts the bubble of any Columbus defenders who venerate the explorer for supposedly discovering the Americas. This outing organizes the history by Columbus's four voyages, detailing his quest to find a route to Asia ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More